Experts from China and Sweden exchanged their views on prevention and control of chronic diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at the China-Sweden Health Exchange Conference hosted by the World Health Foundation and held recently in Nanjing.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a general term for chronic obstructive pneumonia, including old chronic bronchitis, asthma, emphysema, and pulmonary heart disease.
In China, COPD is the third-largest disease after cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and tumors.
About 1 million people die each year from the disease, resulting in medical expenses of 148 billion yuan.
With the persistence of risk factors and the aging of the population, the burden of COPD will further increase.
In Sweden, although chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is also an important disease that jeopardizes the elderly, the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by telemedicine can effectively reduce mortality.
In addition to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, the management of chronic diseases such as hypertension and diabetes is also a common problem faced by China and Sweden.
According to Swedish experts, in Sweden, through the screening of general practitioners, patients with chronic diseases can be well managed and treated at the grassroots level, which greatly improves patient compliance.
In addition, Sweden has already established a national medical data center, which has realized medical data sharing in all levels of hospitals across the country, which not only effectively saves medical resources, but also further regulates medical behavior and ultimately benefits patients.
（source:ourjiangsu.com）
